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Stanley Cup Stories: Patrick Kane steps up

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The Chicago Blackhawks are only one win away from capturing their second Stanley Cup in four years. But the Boston Bruins have been in this position before — only two seasons ago, in fact. This and more in the top NHL stories from Saturday:

1. Patrick Kane stepped up for Chicago on Saturday, scoring his eighth and ninth goals of the post-season to give his team all the offence it would need to win Game 5. David Bolland added an insurance marker into an empty net. The Hawks now go to Boston on Monday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7:30 p.m. ET) with a chance to clinch the Cup. But it was only two years ago that the Bruins were in an identical situation, having lost Game 5 of the Cup final on the road to fall behind the Canucks. Boston bounced back to win Game 6 at home, and then took the Cup in Game 7 in Vancouver. Can the Bruins do it again?

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